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A collection of short stories from Washington Irving. Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolmaster, courts Katrina Van Tassel and is driven to a terrifying encounter with the spectral Headless Horseman. Rip Van Winkle awakens after a twenty-year sleep to a changed village, and additional tales recount folk legends and satirical vignettes that probe change, nostalgia, and the uncanny.
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A headless horseman haunts Sleepy Hollow! At least that's the legend in the tiny village of Tarrytown. But scary stories won't stop the town's new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, from crossing the hollow, especially when the beautiful Katrina lives on the other side. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction,...
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"Cuentos de la Alhambra" es una colección de relatos escrita por Washington Irving que transporta al lector a la mágica y enigmática Alhambra de Granada. A través de sus páginas, Irving nos sumerge en un mundo de leyendas, tradiciones y misterios que envuelven este emblemático palacio árabe.
En estos cuentos, el autor narra sus experiencias viviendo en la Alhambra y nos presenta a personajes fascinantes como el último rey moro Boabdil, la...
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Macabre Mansion Presents... The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow is an audio drama adaptation of the classic story by Washington Irving. This adaptation stays true to Irving's original story with only minor changes in dialogue. Its star-studded cast includes Mandy Barnett, Kyle Hebert, Virginia Hey, Tiffany LaBarbera, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Jim O'Rear, and Daniel Roebuck.
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Sinister early American satire from Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 — November 28, 1859) author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. The classic short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is the dark and eerie tale of a foolish man's greed, hypocrisy and ambition. Puritan writing at its finest. Tom is a debased man, miserly and cruel to his fellows, and even to his wife. The Devil, shows him a grove of rotting trees, representing souls....
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Title: The Adventure of a German Student
Author: Washington Irving
Narrator: Jonathan Dunne
Original Publication: 1824
Public Domain: Yes
Series Placement: Timeless Terrors No. 71
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The Adventure of a German Student is one of Washington Irving's darkest and most unsettling tales - a chilling blend of Gothic horror, psychological obsession, and fatal delusion. Set in the shadowed streets of post-Revolutionary Paris, the story follows...
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Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.
La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow o La leyenda del jinete sin cabeza es un relato corto de terror y romanticismo, escrito por Washington Irving en 1820, en su colección de ensayos e historias cortas The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. La historia se sitúa en 1784, en los alrededores del asentamiento neerlandés de Tarry Town (Tarrytown, Nueva York), en un apartado valle llamado Sleepy Hollow conocido por sus...
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Looking for a spooky story to help you fall asleep? Settle in for a spine-tingling journey with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, narrated by the soothing voice of Elizabeth Grace and produced by Slumber Studios.
This audiobook offers the perfect blend of eerie and relaxing, ideal for those who love a touch of spookiness as they drift off to sleep. Elizabeth Grace's calming narration gently guides you through Washington Irving's classic tale of mystery...
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A stay in Paris should be just the tonic for a distracted and insular German student. But it is the beginning of the French Revolution and the blood-stained guillotine is doing its grisly work every day. So when the student encounters a beautiful, distraught woman in need of comfort on its steps in the dead of night, he doesn't consider this meeting perhaps as strange as he should.
The Adventure of the German Student is taken from the Victorian Anthologies...
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"Leyenda de las tres hermosas princesas" es un cuento de hadas escrito por Washington Irving que relata la historia de tres princesas encantadas por un hechizo maligno. Estas princesas, conocidas por su belleza y gracia, están atrapadas en un sueño profundo en un castillo encantado, esperando ser despertadas por un príncipe valiente. A lo largo de la narrativa, se despliegan elementos de la magia y la aventura mientras un joven héroe se aventura...
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"Leyenda del gobernador y el escribano" es un cuento escrito por Washington Irving que narra la historia de dos amigos, el gobernador Van Twiller y el escribano Hans Van Bummel, en la Nueva Ámsterdam del siglo XVII. El relato sigue las aventuras cómicas y las desventuras de estos dos personajes mientras intentan resolver disputas y mantener el orden en la colonia neerlandesa. A través de una serie de situaciones humorísticas y encuentros con personajes...
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Grusel-Klassiker, der einem einen Schauer über den Rücken jagt! In "Sleepy Hollow", dem Schläfertal, spukt es. Davon sind die Bewohner des abgeschiedenen Tales fest überzeugt. Viele haben hier unheimliche Träume, auch von Erscheinungen wird berichtet. So soll zum Beispiel ein kopfloser Reiter nach Sonnenuntergang in der Umgebung sein Unwesen treiben. Als der abergläubische Schulmeister Ichabod Crane eines Nachts durch den Wald reitet, sieht...
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Washington Irving's tales of romance, travel, biographical discourse, and literary musing introduced such classic characters as Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and the Headless Horsemen of Sleepy Hollow. A sage, storyteller, and wit, Irving earned his preeminence in early American literature with these miniature masterpieces that have stood the test of time. This collection includes seven tales read by a variety of noteworthy actors and actresses:
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